Conveying and dumping apparatus



' Dec. 15',- 1931.

H. J. BAUGH ET AL CONVEYING AND DUIPING APPARATUS Filed June 25, 1930 5 She etS-Sheet 1 I INVENTOR; HHRRYJ BAU'QH FRED E' KLl/V' Dec. 15, 1931. H. J. BAUGH ET'AL 1,837,098 I CONVEYING AND DUMPING ABPARATUS Filed June 25, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS Hf? RR) J. BAI/GH F E 5 K1- I VQ W M Dec. 15, 1931. H. J. BAUGH ET AL 1,837,098

CONVEYING AND DUMPING APPARATUS Filed June 25, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTORS Patented Dec. 15, 1931 ATENTJ'OFFICE HARRY I. BAUGH FIRED E. KLING, 01F YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO convErnve nomrme APPARATUS s uauba me; as,

This invention relates to a methodof and apparatus for conveyingand handling coils delivered by a coiling machine whereby the coils are transferred and cooled with a minimum use of crane hoist and labor.

It is among the objects of the invention to provide a combination of conveyor and handling elements which shall be adapted to re ceive coils from the coiling machine or former with the coils in a flat or horizontal position, convey said coils during 1 a timed interval to cool them sufliciently to prevent distorting and sagging, dump said coils from an initial conveying means to a second conveying means and simultaneously turn them down to a vertical position, set the coils on flightsof said conveyor and finally convey the coils to a point of loading, the coil handling and conveying operations being con- 7 ducted at such a rate that the coils are sufficiently cooled for shipment.

These and other objects will becomemore apparent from aconsideration of the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters designate like parts and in which Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a conveyor mechanism cooperating at one end with a coil former and at its other end with a dumping mechanism; 7 Q

Figure 2 is a topplan view ofadumping mechanism t Figure 3 is a side elevational view'of Figure 2, illustrating a portion of asecond' con-v veyor mechanism.

Figure 4 is a front elevational view of the mechanism shown in Figure 3. V V

Figure 5 is a side elevational view showing the dumping mechanism and cooperating conveyor. l

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of an enlarged end portion of the conveyor.

With reference to the several figures of the drawings the reference character 1, Figure 1, generally designates a conveyor inclined from a horizontal position, the conveyor terminating at one end adjacent" a coiler, a portion of which is designated at 2, and the other end terminating at a'receiving platform 3. y

The conveyorvl isof the endless chain or in 'the enlarged view of Figure 6. fllghts may be provided with stakes or spacveyor 6 is provided at one en sion device generally" designated at 9, which 1930. Serial No. 463,781.

belt type and is operated through suitable 4 actuating mechanism such as a motor'and gear drive operatively connected to the drive wheel 4:, Figure 1." V

With reference to Figure 5 of the drawings, the receiving platform 3 of the conveyor mechanism 1 is illustrated at one end of a secondconveyor mechanism, generally designated at 6, one end of which extends to a shipping platform. The conveyor 6- is of the endless type and is provided with flights 7 which are more clearly illustrated The ing bars 8 which support the ends of the coils to prevent their saggin The com with a tencomprises an adjustable screw member for adjusting a journal bearing 10 in a horizontal position, thebearing 10 supporting a conveyor drum which is thereby spaced to adjust the tension on the conveyor 6.

The journal bearing 10 is supported in: a

frame structure 11 on which is mounted a 4 of the drawings,- and consists of the dumper 19 which iscarried by an arm 20'" that is "pivotally mounted at 21 to the supporting frame structure 11. The full lines of Figure 3 Sh0 W the dumpervin its ldumping pos tion and the light lines show it in its upper or coil receiving position with the stop lever 14 in the stopposition. The casting 19 is provided with an abutment 22 which engages the coils dump mechanism generally designated at 12.

and prevents them from slidingoif during 7 the tilting movement of the casting.

The arm 20 is connected to a link 23pivoted at one end to a crank 24 of a gear drive ,mechanism operated by a motor 25. The

' zontal position on the conveyor 1 and in this position the bands which hold the coils together are applied. 7 7

When the coils are raised'at the end of the conveyor 1 at 3, they slide on .the inclined bars 13 and come to rest. against the stop 15 of lever 14. When the dump casting 19, thru its actuating mechanism, is raised to parallelism with the inclined bars 13 the operator through lever 18 trips the stop 15 and permits the coil to slide to the abutment 22 of the dump casting, and the dumping mechanism by tilting the casting 19, turns down the coil into the flights 7 of the conve or and in vertical position.

he flights of the conveyor 6 are then moved a distance equal to the width of'the coil and the coil dumper is returned to its upper position. By regulating the extent of movement of conveyor 6, the coils can be packedclosely or spaced as far apart as desired, and they may also be placed on the conveyor in batches with suflicient clearance between thebatches to thread a rope or chain through the coils for lifting them with a crane to load them into cars. V

By utilizing the stakes or uprights 8', coils .made of narrow strips are prevented from fallin over. I

Although the method of handling and conveying coils contemplates placingthem in horizontal positions on conveyor 1, and in vertical position on conveyor 2, the handling mechanism maybe utilized to handle the coils in their flat or horizontal position on both conveyors by pulling the coils from the dum er with a hook and stacking them on the ights and on each other if desired. To stack the coils, it is onlynecessary to rest the second conveyor mechanism after the first coil has been taken off and to deliver the next coil on top of the-previous one.

It is evident from the foregoing description of this invention that coil handling and conveying mechanism formedin accordance therewith provides simple and effective means for handling coils with a minimum amount of labor, and the cycle of the operations may be controlled to allow sufficient cooling of coils to permit loading them directly into cars for shipment, without causing injury to the cars. Although one embodiment of the invention has been herein illustrated and described, it

will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made in the details of construction without departing from the principles herein set forth. a We claim:

1. A coil handling apparatus comprising a combination with a pair of conveyers arran 'ed at different levels and one in advance of the other, of a coil transferring device between said conveyers, said device comprising a supporting frame structure, a plurality of inclined skid bars mounted on said frame and havingtheir upper ends terminating adjacent the discharge end of the upper of SaidcOnVeyersand their lower ends terminating amaterial distance above the receiving end of the lower of said conveyers, a 0011 dumping device pivotally mounted on said frame and adapted to be swung from a position between and below said skid bars down into'asubstantially vertical position below the top surface of the lower conveyer, a link for actuating said dumping device, power means for operating said link, stops pivotally mounted on at least some of said skid bars and adapted to engage and hold coils delivered to said bars until said coil dumping device is in position to receive said coils, means for moving said stops into inoperative position to release the coils, and

means'on said dumping device for stopping the coils as they move; into position thereon and for retaining the coils on said device during its downward movement.

2. A coil handling apparatus comprising a combination with a pair of conveyers arranged at different levels and one in advance of the other, of a coil transferring device between said conveyers, said device comprising a supporting frame structure, a plurality of inclined skid bars mounted on said frame and having their upper ends terminating adjacent the discharge end of the upper of said conveyers and their lower ends terminating a material distance above the receiving end of the lower of said conveyers, acoil dumping device pivotally mounted on said frame and adaptedto be swung from a position between and below said skid bars down into a substantially vertical position below the top surface of the lower conveyer, power means for actuating said dumping device, means for holding the coils delivered onto said skid bars by the upper of said conveyers until said coil dumping device is in position to receive them and means on said dumping device for stopping the coils as they move into position thereon and for retaining the coils on said device during its downward movement.

3. A coil handling apparatus comprising in combinationv a supporting frame, a plurality of inclinedskid bars rigidly mounted to he swung from a position between and below said skid bars down into a substantially vertical position, a link for actuating said dumping device, power means for operating said link stops pivotally mounted on at least some of said skid bars and adapted to engage and hold coils delivered to said skid bars until said coil dumping device is in position to receive them, means for moving said stops into inoperative position to release the coils and means on said dumping device for stopping the coils as they move into position thereon and for retaining the coils on said device during its downward movement.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands.

HARRY J. BAUGH. FRED E. KLI NG. 

